With classical, country and silence, horses were more restful and ate more quietly. With jazz and rock, the researchers recorded stamping, head tossing, snorting and whinnying. Although the horses still ate, it was in short bursts. Do horses like listening to music? But did you know horses also have a Read more…
Benchmark 64. Normally reserved for country and provincial racing these are the lowest quality race for horses who have broken their maiden. Benchmark 64 (4.5 – 7.5) Once again a fairly low rating race for horses that have not won many races and are running slow times. Rarely will you Read more…
To ask for a full run, apply more leg pressure until your horse is galloping full speed. Be careful that you ask for speed increases only on the long sides of the arena and that as you come into corners and sides, you collect your horse by shortening his stride. Read more…
Guide to handicapping – The British Horseracing Authority. What does BHA stand for horses? The British Horseracing Authority is responsible for the governance, administration and regulation of horseracing and the wider horseracing industry in Britain. The BHA leads on the development and growth of racing, and prioritises the health and Read more…
It is a natural gait possessed by all horses, faster than most horses’ trot, or ambling gaits. The gallop is the fastest gait of the horse, averaging about 40 to 48 kilometres per hour (25 to 30 mph). Is it hard to gallop on a horse? The gallop is one Read more…
That can be anything from 1 km/h (0.6 mph) to 300 km/h and above (200 mph). I have personally driven several vehicles that just by chance were powered by a 90hp engine. VW Golf, I would drive it routinely at 180km/h (110 mph) but it could go a bit faster. Read more…
OR – official rating assigned by the British Horseracing Authority. RPR – Racing Post Rating (compiled by our private form handicapper), adjusted for that day’s weights. TS – Topspeed. What is RPR and Ts in horse racing? Finally, we have TS which stands for ‘Top Speed’ which indicates how fast Read more…
Second Horse Pool (SHP): When you ask for a SHP ticket on any designated horse in a race, the horse has to finish second. The Pool will operate only if there are four or more runners in the race. What does maiden special weight mean in horse racing? A summary Read more…
WN (Win): A bettor wins by selecting a horse that finishes first. What does N mean in horse racing? “n$y” races, or non-winners of a specified amount, are open to horses who have earned less than a specified purse amount over a certain time period. “n1m” races, or non-winners of Read more…
A series of numbers and letters appears beside each horse’s name depicting what position a horse has finished in its previous races. Useful abbreviations relating to the results of previous races are: D = disqualified, 0 = not in the first nine, R = refused, U = the rider was Read more…